Fish lure



Sept. 30, 1952 7A. R. HAGEN 2,61 ],987

FISH LURE Filed July 2, 1947 I INVENTOR.

fl. 1%2 e22 Patented Sept. 30, 1952 UNITED IS TATEtS PAT-E NT- 2,611,987 I 3 i g FISH LURE Adolph FR. Hagen, :Ghica'go,= I111.

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This invention pertains to new'and usetul' 'improvements in fish lures. 'The device of'theim vention is equally adapted-for-use in either casting or trolling and may -be made in sizes' f rom that for use with the lightest of-iequipmentgas, for instance, a fiy-rod, np to and including sizes for use in deep seatro'lling, wherein' theheaviest of equipment is used. 7

While it is a matterof considerable divergence of opinion among fishermen as to whether i't'is hunger, curiosity or 'a nger' which=causes fish to strike artificial lures,- it-is generally c'oncede'd' to be a fact thatgood-results are unitorm'ly had with lures which provide considerable action and particularly when the action is coupledwith ability of the lures to reflect and fla'shlig ht from their surfaces.

Lures provided with spinners, or in fact, lures similar to thatcomprisingthe-inventionin that the body of the lure ---spins-as' it is retrieve'd'pr trolled through the water have met-with considerable favor by reason oftheir fish-catching ability. One factor 'Which'has been notedwith respect to heretofore known lures, the' bodyof which spins, is that they must be retrieved after a cast or trolled at considerable speed to continuously maintain their spinning action. Additionally, lures of this type :of-whi'c'h .I .am aware do not present as much flash during rotation as is desirable, particularly when light conditions are poor as on a cloudy day or at sun-up or sun set.

In view of theforegoing, 'itis'one important :object of my invention to 'prov'ide'allure which .will invariably spin even-when "retrieved or "trolled at extremely low speed. v

A still further -objectof -my iinventionfisfto provide a lure which is highly llight reflective, being "fast-flashing and "also' refiecting the light rays throughout awide band'tmaking it: diluting to fish at points quite remote'from' the lure.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a lure so formed and balanced that the hook arrangement of which is borne so as invariably to be in line with the retrieve or troll, this being commonly the direction from which the fish strikes, and in consequence of which the ratio of fish actually hooked to the number of strikes had is considerably enhanced.

Among still other objects and advantages provided by the lure may be mentioned its sturdy, unitary construction, its non-resisting action when being cast, retrieved or trolled and its freedom from tendency to cause line twisting.

How the above and still additional objects and advantages of the lure are aecomplished'=will be apparent from' the "detailed=descriptioiiwliich follows and from-the drawings in which:

"Fig, 1 is a plan view of one form 'of'my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the showing'ofFig. =1

Fig. 3 'is a fragmentary-cross sectional-view 0f the invention taken substantially *along the line "3-3 'of-Fig; 1 and-lookingin-"the direction 'indicated by thearrows;

Fig. {4"is a fragmentary cross-sectional-view taken substantially along the line 4-4 et-Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated;

-Fig. '5 is a fragmentary cross sectional view *tak'ensubs'tantiaHy on the lin'e i tl of Fig. 1;

-Fig. t is a fragmentary view of therearward part of't-he bod-yportidrryand V Fig. '7 is a fragmentary side elevationbf the rearward end of the bodyportion as 'it appears when associated'with a conventional treble hook.

Referring nowjto' the drawings, reference numeral I'D indicates generailly the: lure which'i'has curvilinear U per. and lower side-edges] I 12,;re-

=pl'ana-r3piece of metal, plastic material of-the like,

-its only divergence from overall planarity' bieing the hereinafter described convolu'te fins 01' flutes which, in the'preferred form of the device; represent integral continuations of the {body material extending 'from opposite side; edges Ithereof.

The' fislr headesimulating fore-tend r4 o'f 'jthe lure "provided with 'an fopening i B toj'receive'a split-ring n "to "which' 'isflattached' qne 'end of, a conventional-swivel-rfB. Attache-d tothef forejend of swivel I 8 "is'a ring 1-9 to which is attached the usual line or leader 2!]. As shown in Fig. 2, a weight or sinker 2| is attached to ring I!) or, if desired, to the fore-end of swivel l8, the presence of which forwardly of the lure tends to prevent twisting of line 2!] due to sometimes-occurring failure of swivel l3 to permit rotation of the lure without transmitting such rotation to the line, causing the line to kink.

Aft of lure body portion [3 and adjacent tail portion I5 is a transverse opening 22 aligned with which, on opposite sides of body portion i3, are the eyes 23, 23 of rearwardly extending barbed hooks 24, 24. As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, opening 22 is notched out in the direction of tail l5 as at 3 25 to receive the medial portion of a generally V-shaped spring wire 26 the ends 21, 21 of which extend rearwardly to terminate slightly rearwardly of hook points 28, 28 to thereby render hooks 24, 24 substantially Weedless. A rivet 26 having an integral head 30 extends through hook eyes 23, 23 and opening 22, and an annular washer 3| is held on the end thereof by the rivet is provided with integral convolute fins or flutes 36, 36 which are integrally joined to body portion 13 at opposite sides of the latter as at 31, 38. As best shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, fiutes or fins 36, 316 are so shaped as to present toward the direction of pull of the lure open mouthed waterimpinging inner surfaces 39, 39 which taper arouately and inwardly in a rearward direction and in a convolute manner to terminate in free edges 40, 60 almost parallel with the plane of body portion l3 leaving a narrow water outlet opening between each free edge 40 and the lure body portion. It will be obvious that the funnel-like forwardly convolutely directed position of the fins or flutes 36, 36 will scoop up a considerable amount of water during forward pull of the lure.

This scooped-up water in seeking an outlet becomes to a degree agitated and compressed by the tapered form of the fins, setting up frictional forces against convolute surfaces 39, 39 which impart rapid rotation to the lure.

It is to be noted (Fig. 1) that hooks 24, 24 are so positioned that their points or barbs 28, 2B are directed in the direction of rotation of the lure, a matter of considerable importance when it is considered that the hooks spin with the lure. This construction considerably enhances the hooking ability of the lure when struck by a fish.

Referring now to Fig. 7, therein is illustrated the appearance of the lure when the hook arrangement otherwise shown on the drawings is dispensed with and a conventional treble hook is substituted therefor. In this instance lure tail portion I5 is provided with an opening 41 to receive the split ring 44 which is threaded through the eye 42 of the treble hook 43. Experience has shown that when the hook 43 is of a size having a cross dimension smaller than the cross dimension of the lure across the widest portion of its fins or flutes, the lure is considerably less apt to snag weeds and obstructions than lures the hooks of which are not so protected. This is due to the fact that under normal conditions of retrieve or troll the lure is spinning so rapidly as to cause the treble hook to centrifugally align itself with the body portion and when the fins strike an obstruction the entire lure is often sufiiciently defiected to prevent snagging of the trailing hook.

It will be obvious from the foregoing description that by my construction I have provided a lure which achieves all the highly desirable objects set forth with respect to it. Having illustrated and described my invention in considerable detail, I do not wish tobe limited to the exact forms shown, which are merely illustrative, desiring to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a fish lure a body portion generally planar throughout, said body having a convolute fin extending from each opposite edge thereof and each fin arcuately extending at a distance therefrom across the full width and a portion of the length of each side of said body portion, said fins being wider at one end than at the other and having the wider ends of their convolutions faced toward the fore-end of said lure and convolutely tapering to form between each of said fins and said body portion water outlet spaces at the rearward part of said fins of substantially restricted cross dimension in contrast to the cross dimension of the large ends of the convolutions of said fins.

2. A fish lure comprising a planar body portion shaped in side view to simulate a fish-and rearwardly of the head-simulating portion having at each lateral edge a fin integral with said body portion and diametrically opposed to another fin identical to said first-mentioned fin, said fins being bent arcuately and convolutely and being of suificient length to extend across the full width of said body portion in closely spaced relation thereto to form funnel-like water passageways immediate each side of said body portion with the large openings of each water passageway extending forwardly in the direction in which the lure is pulled during use.

ADOLPH R. HAGEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS ,Mathie Sept. 16, 1941 

